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Server Message Blocks Protocol (SMB) is the file sharing protocol used by default on Windows-based computers. SMB 1.0 was designed for early Windows network operating systems such as Microsoft LAN Manager and Windows for Workgroups, but until Windows Server 2008 and Vista, all Microsoft-based operating systems continued to use it more or less in its…

Aidan Finn explains how many cluster shared volumes (CSVs) you should have in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Scale-Out File Server.

Many IT pros probably take for granted sharing files on their predominantly Windows environments and local area networks. Although several protocols are available, Server Message Block (SMB) is clearly the most prevalent. This article examines how Windows file sharing works over ports 445, 139, 138, and 137. How does file sharing via the SMB protocol…

We’re creating a scale-out file server (SOFS) to share failover storage using Windows Server 2012 R2. Learn how with this how-to guide!

Learn about storage feature improvements in the Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5.

We’ve shown you how to create a basic scale-out file server (SOFS) – now it’s time to learn what goes into designing an SOFS!

Discover how disks, networks, servers, and Storage Bricks play a part in designing a SOFS in part 2 of this series.

Learn by example as we show you scenarios that will help you design converged network implementations in Hyper-V hosts.

Learn to apply and configure Quality of Service (Qos) rules in Windows Server 2012 in this guide, including bandwidth info, OS Packet Scheduler and more!

We move beyond NICs in today’s tutorial. Go deep as we discuss basic Hyper-V host networking requirements and designs.